Fat and Happy

Mia finally gained some weight. She tipped the scales at 7 pounds flat today at the doctor's office. She's huge. And by huge I mean tiny. Thankfully she's less tiny than last week, when she was still her birth weight after three weeks of growing. For the past week she's been eating formula along with breast milk, and the pediatrician gave the A-OK to switch back to only breast milk. It was exciting! Other than that, the doctor said she's totally healthy and growing well.

Our pediatrician is the nicest man ever, and his staff is wonderful. While we were waiting, one of the nurses moved us from the general waiting room to a small one outside their x-ray room so we could be away from germy people. So nice. And after our appointment, Mia was a little fussy. Dr. Schrader asked me if I wanted to stay and nurse her in the room we were in. Few doctors would give up a room like that after the appointment was over. I am so happy he is our doctor. He's absolutely outstanding.

We took our first trip to visit one of Mia's contemporaries today. She got a chance to hang out with Mark and Julie, and I got the chance to hold Samuel Wheeler. He was born Oct. 10, and Julie lovingly describes him and Mia as litter mates. Sam - a totally normal-sized baby - was HUGE. Huge and precious. It was nice to finally see him (and to talk to adults outside the house). And Sam and Mia had a competition to see who could pass the most gas. Sam won.